Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., spearheaded the effort to remove McCarthy as speaker.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., right, confer in the hallway near the House chamber just after a stopgap spending bill advanced on a procedural vote at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Kevin McCarthy’s tenuous tenure as speaker has come to an end after eight months when eight Republicans joined every Democrat in the House to remove him from his post on Tuesday.The group is led by Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.
“Earlier this year in January, during the contest for Speaker of the House, there was a group of lawmakers who wanted to change the way Washington, D.C., operates before allowing Kevin McCarthy to ascend to the speakership.
Joining Gaetz in voting for McCarthy’s removal as speaker were Andy Biggs and Eli Crane of Arizona, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Bob Good of Virginia, Matt Rosendale of Montana, Ken Buck of Colorado and Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina.Speaker McCarthy has failed to demonstrate himself as an effective leader who will change the status quo.
He has gone against many of the promises he made in January and can no longer be trusted at the helm.Unfortunately, Kevin McCarthy violated his promise to the American people and the Republican Conference by working against them repeatedly and supporting ploys to aid the Left. This demonstration of failed leadership is exactly why I plan on supporting the motion to vacate this…Rep. Bob Good: "Now is, and was, the time.
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